🏋️ Fitness & Wellness Aug 6, 2026 · Matt Myers

Stuck between knee push-ups and full push-ups? Here’s how to level up

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Stuck between knee push-ups and full push-ups? Here’s how to level up
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If you can do knee push-ups but the floor still feels impossible…that’s totally normal!

You’re at the hardest jump in the progression ladder.
Here’s how to break through: work in the 5 to 10 rep range, add a rep a week, and only move up once 10 reps feel strong.
Not there yet? Add another set, add reps, or add a pause at the bottom of each rep, and try again in a few weeks.
(For the full wall-to-floor plan, see The Push-Up Progression Plan.) Below: the ladder, the level-

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